Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.30.23

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House next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13

-- Committee Schedule

Senate next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

TODAY 6:00: Last DEP Hearing On Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy. La Toxica Event Space, 1447 Lehigh St., Allentown.  6:00 to 8:00 p.m.. Persons wishing to reserve time to present testimony at a meeting must contact Jennifer McLuckie at (717) 772-5633 or RA-EPOEJ@pa.gov at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing.  Read more here.

-- Sen. Gene Yaw Announces He Received The Marcellus Shale Coalition 2023 Shale Gas Advocate Award [After Calling Gas Infrastructure Health, Safety Proposal ‘Stupid’]  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Time To Move On Natural Gas Development Safety Measures - By Molly Parzen, Conservation Voters Of PA

-- TribLive Letter: Stop Fracking In Murrysville Parks - By Meredith Juchniewicz

-- PennLive Letter: Claims That Energy Plants Are Closing Prematurely Are False - By Russel Zerbo

-- PUC Again Reminds Consumers Of Dec. 1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% to -25.7%)  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Natural Gas, Electricity Price Changes Coming On Dec. 1, PUC Reports

-- WTAJ: Peoples Natural Gas, Penelec Customers May Have Higher Gas, Electric Bills Starting Dec. 1

-- Altoona Mirror: Penelec Announces 8.3% Electric Rate Increase

-- Planet Philadelphia Radio Program: Dec. 1 - Efforts To Reduce Natural Gas Emissions: Lessons From Pennsylvania, 4:00 p.m.

-- PennFuture, Clean Air Council, Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund File Appeal Of Commonwealth Court’s Ruling Refusing To Allow Them To Intervene In RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Case  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Environmental Groups Join Shapiro On RGGI Appeal

-- EPA Region 3 Awards Nearly $387 Million For Clean Water, Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades In Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- WESA/AP: Federal Cybersecurity Agency Warns Water Utilities Are Vulnerable To Hackers After Beaver County Attack

-- Inquirer: Murals Across Philadelphia Raising Awareness About Global Sustainability Goals

-- WHYY/BillyPenn: New Heat Map Explores Potential Benefits Of Philly Tree Plan With Block-By-Block Detail

-- PUC Reminds Consumers Of Hearings On Propose Conneaut Lake Park Water Rate Increases Dec. 7

-- US Army Corps Of Engineers Pittsburgh District To Hold Dec. 12 Public Meeting On Lower Monongahela River Project

-- Observer-Report: Lower Monongahela River Project Public Information Session Set For Dec. 12

-- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership: Tacony Creek Park Map Available in Seven Languages  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Philly Bicycle Coalition New Executive Director Wants To Make Cycling More Accessible In Underserved Communities

6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]

-- PUC Again Reminds Consumers Of Dec. 1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% to -25.7%)  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Natural Gas, Electricity Price Changes Coming On Dec. 1, PUC Reports

-- WTAJ: Peoples Natural Gas, Penelec Customers May Have Higher Gas, Electric Bills Starting Dec. 1

-- Altoona Mirror: Penelec Announces 8.3% Electric Rate Increase

-- Bloomberg: Greek Shipping Giant Warns Panama Canal Chaos May Hit Suez Delaying Natural Gas LNG Shipments

-- Financial Times: Saudi Arabia Wins Provisional Backing For OPEC+ Oil Production Cuts

Other States/National/International

-- AP: A Look At What To Expect As Latest UN Climate Talks Get Under Way In Oil-Rich UAE

-- Reuters: World To Hit 1.4C Of Warming In Record Hot 2023

-- Reuters: Fossil Fuels Still Dominate Global Power Systems

-- The Guardian: The Climate Crisis Explained In 10 Charts

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA: PA Senate, House Paid $280,000 To Settle Harassment, Other Claims While Requiring Secrecy In Many Cases

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA Lawmakers Best Compensated Lawmakers In Nation Behind New York, California 

-- PennLive - John Baer: Want Accountability From PA Legislature?  Good Luck

-- PA Capital-Star: Pennsylvania Society Gathering Returns To New York City Thursday

-- PA Capital-Star: Stranded Legislation: PA Lawmakers In Both Chambers Lament Lack Of Consensus On Bipartisan Bills

-- PA Dept. Of State Introduces Redesigned Mail Ballot Materials To Decrease Number Of Rejected Ballots

-- TribLive: With Republicans ‘Failing’ To Win Over PA Voters On Mail-In Ballots, Conservative Group Launches Ambitious Plan To Push Mail-In Voting

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Unsealed Ruling Details Republican Cong. Scott Perry’s Tireless Work For Ex-President In 2020 Election Challenges 

-- TribLive Editorial: Community Colleges Latest Pawns In Harrisburg Educational Chess Game

-- The Center Square: Report: PA Student Test Scores Still Lag After Pandemic

-- Post-Gazette: Casey, Fetterman Back Proposed Nursing Home Staffing Rules As PA Industry Objects

-- Inquirer: Philadelphia Area Drugmaker Merck Fighting Federal Law Requiring Price Negotiation For Medicare To Lower Costs

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[Posted: November 30, 2023]  PA Environment Digest